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The Threatening Sky (1966)

ALL 09/05/1966 (fr) Documentary, War 32 Min
  • Release
    09/05/1966
  • Production
    Dovidis
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Le Ciel, la terre
  • Original language
    fr
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Pro-Vietnamese film created by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens. This black and white film begins with an introduction by Bertrand Russell, who explains the history of the run-up to the American involvement in Vietnam. The film shows scenes of Vietnamese soldiers in trenches, American helicopters, agricultural workers, and children assembling anti-aircraft shells. A narrator speaks of the American invasion as being on par with the Germans during World War II and characterizes the Vietnamese as resistance fighters. Anti-American protests are shown. Ivens is shown interviewing Ho Chi Minh. Vietnamese villagers build dams for rice paddies, make traps using bamboo spikes, and take cover during air raids. Scenes include the headquarters of the National Liberation Front, a military execution, bombings, and villagers attempting to shoot down US bomber planes.

  1. Joris Ivens

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Producer



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  1. Joris Ivens

    Interviewer

  2. Hồ Chí Minh

    Himself

  3. Bertrand Russell

    Himself

  4. Lindsay Anderson

    Narrator (UK)

  5. Serge Reggiani

    Narrator

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 5 , Crews : 11

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The Threatening Sky (1966) 32 Min

ALL 09/05/1966 (fr)
Documentary, War
  • Release 09/05/1966
  • Production
    Dovidis
  • Original title Le Ciel, la terre
  • fr
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Pro-Vietnamese film created by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens. This black and white film begins with an introduction by Bertrand Russell, who explains the history of the run-up to the American involvement in Vietnam. The film shows scenes of Vietnamese soldiers in trenches, American helicopters, agricultural workers, and children assembling anti-aircraft shells. A narrator speaks of the American invasion as being on par with the Germans during World War II and characterizes the Vietnamese as resistance fighters. Anti-American protests are shown. Ivens is shown interviewing Ho Chi Minh. Vietnamese villagers build dams for rice paddies, make traps using bamboo spikes, and take cover during air raids. Scenes include the headquarters of the National Liberation Front, a military execution, bombings, and villagers attempting to shoot down US bomber planes.

  1. Joris Ivens

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Catherine Dourgnan, Jacqueline Korolitski, Françoise Beloux

    Editor

  4. Producer



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